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  2. Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Wikipedia

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    On 6 and 9 August 1945, the United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The bombings killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and remain the only use of nuclear weapons in an armed conflict. Japan surrendered to the Allies on 15 August, six days after the bombing of ...

  3. Elizabeth II - Wikipedia

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    Elizabeth II. Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states over the course of her lifetime and remained the monarch of 15 realms by the time of her death.

  4. M&G Recovery Fund - Wikipedia

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    Company type. Private. Industry. Open-ended investment company. Founded. 23 May 1969. M&G Recovery Fund is a British open-ended investment company launched on 23 May 1969 and, as of 31 May 2012, was the third-largest [1] open-ended fund in the UK (behind Neil Woodford 's two equity income funds) with £7.4 billion of assets. [2]

  5. United States - Wikipedia

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    Internet TLD. .us [16] The United States of America ( USA or U.S.A. ), commonly known as the United States ( US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federation of 50 states, a federal capital district ( Washington, D.C. ), and 326 Indian reservations.

  6. Pula Fund - Wikipedia

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    The Pula Fund was established in November 1993, to invest surplus revenues from diamond exports. [2] [3] In 1997, the fund was re-established in its current form, under the Bank of Botswana Act 1996 with the objective of providing greater flexibility in the management of international reserves, and greater certainty in the forecasting of annual ...

  7. Kotak Mutual Fund - Wikipedia

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    Kotak Mutual Fund is an Indian mutual fund that is managed by Mahindra Asset Management Company (KMAMC). KMAMC started operations in December 1998 and as of 2018, had approximately 74 Lakh investors in various schemes. [6] The fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank .

  8. Generation Z - Wikipedia

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    Generation Z (often shortened to Gen Z ), colloquially known as Zoomers, [1] [2] [3] is the demographic cohort succeeding Millennials and preceding Generation Alpha. Researchers and popular media use the mid-to-late 1990s as starting birth years and the early 2010s as ending birth years.

  9. Switzerland - Wikipedia

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    Switzerland has a stable, prosperous and high-tech economy. It is the world's wealthiest country per capita in multiple rankings. The country ranks as one of the least corrupt countries in the world, [124] [125] [126] while its banking sector is rated as "one of the most corrupt in the world". [127]